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    Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

    Identifier

    sc.0475.73427_01.001

    Description

    The Rebel Motor Hotel at 3466 Lamar Avenue typically catered to truckers, but is also known for being the hotel that James Earl Ray stayed in the night before assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although ownership and the name has since changed, the building is still standing and still functioning as a motel.

    Date Created

    6-28-2021

    Date

    1968-04

    Keywords

    Historic hotels--Tennessee--Memphis.

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